Basic book binding

In this video tutorial you can learn how to do a 4-hole Japanese binding. This is the basic traditional method of Japanese bookbinding ( or stab binding ). Stab bindings allow you to make books that are not possible with other bindings. For instance, in a pamphlet-stitch book, each leaf, or page, cannot have a different color. But in a stab-bound book , you can use scraps of different weights, textures and colors as long as they are the same size or can be cut to the same size. This is the…

Book binding fascinates me. It is a bit of a tricky process, but can open up a whole new form of crafting, journaling, or scrapbooking. Here is a bit of basic background on book binding. with a helpful video of the Kettle Stitch. Many people choose mechanical binding for books that they want to […]

Thinking about starting bookbinding as a new hobby? In our guide, find out all you need to get started with bookbinding for beginners!

During this 3.5-hour workshop, participants will get to learn basic bookbinding skills and how to handcraft an exposed spine book using 3 different stitches - french link stitch, link stitch and kettle stitch. Participants will be able to customise their books by choosing from blank and/or dotted grid pages and from a variety of colours for the cover and thread.

For those interested in making books, Japanese stab bindings are an ideal place to start. They are simple, require only a few basic tools, and are endlessly customisable. The basic Japanese version of stab binding is called Yotsume Toji, which roughly translates to “four holes” the same as the Chinese version, while the Korean standard has five holes (a more ...

During this 3-hour workshop, participants will learn basic bookbinding skills and how to handcraft a book using the long stitch binding technique. Participants will be able to customise their books by choosing from blank and/or dotted grid pages and a variety of colours for the cover and thread.

Understanding book binding methods will help any publisher choose the best manufacturer for their hardcover or paperback books.

Your typical book uses a codex-style binding—and we'll explore to make them in this bookmaking tutorial.

A site for teaching yourself the basics of looking at Islamic manuscripts. This site draws mostly from the CLIR-funded Manuscripts of the Muslim World project.

A handout that I made to explain the process of assembling a basic codex.